Lit Up. One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-Four Books That Can Change Lives.

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 257 pages. Ex-Library. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A bestselling author and distinguished critic goes back to high school to find out whether books can shape livesIts no secret that millions of American teenagers, caught up in social media, television, movies, and games, dont read seriously-they associate sustained reading with duty or work, not with pleasure. This indifference has become a grievous loss to our standing as a great nation--and a personal loss, too, for millions of teenagers who may turn into adults with limited understanding of themselves and the world.Can teenagers be turned on to serious reading What kind of teachers can do it, and what books To find out, Denby sat in on a tenth-grade English class in a demanding New York public school for an entire academic year, and made frequent visits to a troubled inner-city public school in New Haven and to a respected public school in Westchester county. He read all the stories, poems, plays, and novels that the kids were reading, and creates an impassioned portrait of charismatic teachers at work, classroom dramas large and small, and fresh and inspiring encounters with the books themselves, including The Scarlet Letter, Brave New World, 1984, Slaughterhouse-Five, Notes From Underground, Long Way Gone and many more. Lit Up is a dramatic narrative that traces awkward and baffled beginnings but also exciting breakthroughs and the emergence of pleasure in reading. In a sea of bad news about education and the fate of the book, Denby reaffirms the power of great teachers and the importance and inspiration of great books.

ISBN: 9780805095852